Sharjah vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1494
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3243
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$958
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$1655
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2174
$958
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
90
😀 Quality of life
83
70
🏙️ Population
1.25M
13.9M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 118% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3460th and 6956th ($1494 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 64th in the United Arab Emirates and China, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 412th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.45
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6652
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.8
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.67
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7169
$18215

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$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616